Medical Social Worker

3 days ago

Singapore Singapore Anglican Community Services Full time

**Job Description
- Interview and counsel patients and their families to help them alleviate or resolve their medico-social and financial issues by:
a) Screening the social background of all new applicants and identifying potential cases that

need assistance (financial and/or social)

b) Liaising with government and voluntary agencies, churches (where appropriate) when

there are areas of needs

c) Seeking financial support for patients who are unable to pay for nursing home stay
- Joint consultation with medical staff, nurses, other healthcare professionals to discuss plans for total patient management. Participate in patient care conference and family conference.
- Liaise with organisations that provide services (e.g. public assistance, home Rehabilitation care services) to meet the needs of the patients and their families.
- Maintain computerised case records and statistics on patients. The records kept include individuals who have been rejected by family or burnt-out cases.
- Field work involving visiting patients at wards, job placement work places, institutions, other social agencies to help patients alleviate or resolve their financial-social problems.
- Prepare social and other related reports for management and other related institutions / agencies on request by the ED/Principal MSW.
- Undertake to be well informed on government guidelines on healthcare and social services available within community as well as the latest in the field of social work.
- Initiate new support services for ex-patients and/or caregivers.

**Job Requirement
- Degree in Social Work or Post Graduate Diploma from a recognized university.
- Minimum 5 years relevant work and supervisory experience, preferably in a hospital setting
- Registered Social Worker accredited by Singapore Association of Social Workers
- Able to work in collaboration with other professionals in the multi-disciplinary team
- Has good experience in social work, including experience in counselling.

All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted for the position within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.

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